Wheeler lost against Cherokee back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Wheeler Wildcats came up short against the Cherokee Warriors, falling 67-45. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Warriors are ranked fifth).
Cailyn Landrew
| 01/31/25 @ Cherokee | 22 |
| 12/20/24 vs Lambert | 20 |
| 12/03/24 @ Marietta | 19 |
| 11/30/24 @ Creekview | 17 |
| 11/08/24 @ Paulding County | 17 |
Despite the loss, Wheeler saw an underclassman step up: freshman Cailyn Landrew dropped a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Landrew a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmine James, who posted 14 points and six boards.
Wheeler dropped their record down to 10-13 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cherokee, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Wheeler wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 82-34 loss against North Paulding on the 4th. As for Cherokee, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 45-38 win against North Cobb on the 4th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
